This Woman's Good-Bye Letter to Her Family Is Going Viral 1 Day After She Died

Heather McManamy was diagnosed with cancer in April 2014. As her condition became more serious, McManamy began preparing for her death by writing letters to her loved ones for after she died, FOX 29 reports. Her husband posted the above letter written by his wife to her Facebook page on Tuesday after she died the day before.

"So…I have some good news and some bad news," she began.

The bad news is, apparently, I'm dead. Good news, if you're reading this, is that you are most definitely not (unless they have wifi in the afterlife). Yes, this sucks. It sucks beyond words, but I'm just so damn glad I lived a life so full of love, joy and amazing friends. I am lucky to honestly say that I have zero regrets and I spent every ounce of energy I had living life to the fullest. I love you all and thank you for this awesome life.

She thanks her husband, "true love, and soulmate" Jeff and says it "absolutely breaks her heart" to have to say good-bye to him and their daughter Brianna: "I believe that the awesomeness that is Brianna is our love brought to life, which is pretty beautiful."

She also asks that people don't say she "lost to cancer, because cancer may have taken almost everything from me, but it never took my love or my hope or my joy." McManamy's letter has more than 1,500 shares and hundreds of comments from people wishing Jeff and Brianna well.

According to FOX, McManamy wrote other letters meant to be delivered to Brianna on her major milestones (when her first tooth falls out, her first wedding anniversary, and the day her first baby is born). She also set up a GoFundMe when she was first diagnosed to ensure Jeff and Brianna would be taken care of should this happen which you can donate to here.

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